Journalism Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
(population: 1,445,993) has
nine journalism schools within
its city limits.
University of Pennsylvania, the highest ranked school in the city with a journalism program, has a total student population of 24,599. It is the
5th highest ranked school in the USA and the
highest in the state of Pennsylvania.

Journalism students from Philadelphia schools who go on to become
journalists,
media journalists,
investigative journalists,
broadcast journalists, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 43,390 people working as
writers and authors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$64,560.
Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the
32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment
rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary.

Of the 9 journalism schools
in
Philadelphia,
only 3 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Saint Joseph's University
comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr) for journalism students, with Holy Family University as the lowest, reported at only $14,145/yr.

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Journalism Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
(population: 1,445,993) has
nine journalism schools within
its city limits.
University of Pennsylvania, the highest ranked school in the city with a journalism program, has a total student population of 24,599. It is the
5th highest ranked school in the USA and the
highest in the state of Pennsylvania.

Journalism students from Philadelphia schools who go on to become
journalists,
media journalists,
investigative journalists,
broadcast journalists, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 43,390 people working as
writers and authors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$64,560.
Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the
32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment
rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary.

Of the 9 journalism schools
in
Philadelphia,
only 3 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Saint Joseph's University
comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr) for journalism students, with Holy Family University as the lowest, reported at only $14,145/yr.